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Land-use attorneys

Hecht Walker

The firm trading at hechtwalker.com is Hecht Walker Jordan, P.C., a medium-sized boutique business and real estate firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Its attorneys report over a century of cumulative experience, and the firm serves all 28 counties in metro Atlanta plus other counties throughout Georgia.

Real estate work covers land use, zoning, and rezoning applications, permitting matters and code violations, quiet title actions, liens and encroachments, construction defect and development disputes, commercial property tax appeals, commercial landlord-tenant and lease default litigation, and representation of property managers and broker-agents. The firm also represents banks, lenders, and creditors in commercial foreclosure, lender liability matters, and bankruptcy proceedings, and acts as general counsel to local governments and businesses. It offers mediation, arbitration, and special master services, and handles international arbitration.

The firm says its attorneys have worked on thousands of matters with a combined value over $1 billion, have been lead counsel in over 300 trials and 1,000 hearings, and have represented clients in over 5,000 matters involving commercial real estate, banking, commercial property tax values, employment, civil rights, personal injury, and land use and rezonings. Its founding partners are AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and the team includes a former state senator, a former county attorney, a former assistant district attorney, and a bankruptcy practitioner who previously worked in banking.

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Best for

Georgia owners and developers who need rezoning or land-use approvals in metro Atlanta, plus commercial landlords, lenders, and property managers facing lease default, foreclosure, or property tax appeals.

What they do

  • Land use, zoning, and rezoning
  • Commercial real estate transactions and litigation
  • Commercial property tax appeals
  • Commercial landlord-tenant and lease default litigation
  • Creditor representation and commercial foreclosure
  • Property management and broker-agent representation
  • Business representation and outside general counsel
  • Mediation, arbitration, and special master services
  • Local government representation
  • Quiet title and encroachment disputes

What stands out

  • Serves all 28 counties in metro Atlanta and other counties throughout Georgia.
  • Says its attorneys have been lead counsel in over 300 trials and 1,000 hearings.
  • Reports over 5,000 matters in commercial real estate, banking, property tax values, employment, and land use and rezoning.
  • Its founding partners are AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.